Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 43

Zhu Youtang's heart sank involuntarily, and he silently sipped the tea in his hand.

When Niu Mengmeng saw the female officer walking towards him, he frowned slightly, but he didn't resist. He gave Qing Yunhou another hard look, and then obediently followed out to be punished.

"Where did the servants come from, they are really lawless!" Qing Yunhou looked at the palace maid like a little tiger, and accused him angrily again.

Since Emperor Chenghua inherited the Datong, their Zhou family has been the first relative of the country.Since His Majesty's biological mother is no longer available, their Zhou family is still the first relative.

Who would have thought that this little palace lady who appeared out of nowhere would contradict her like this, she was truly lawless, she simply didn't know how to write dead words!

Huh?
Zhang Yujiao has been paying attention to Zhu Youtang, but found that Zhu Youtang's eyes look very cold.

"Your Majesty, the young prince made a slip of the tongue just now, and his words were a little offensive. Please forgive me! It's just that there are not many people on that piece of land, and those wicked people don't pay taxes, so I beg your majesty to give that piece of land to the young prince!" Zhou Shou realized that his tone just now was inappropriate, so he apologized with a smiling face and asked again.

Zhu Youtang couldn't help feeling tired. It had been half a month since he had ascended the throne, yet some people still refused to take the emperor seriously.

It's just that one is my uncle and the other is my emperor's grandmother. In this era ruled by Confucianism, filial piety is an insurmountable pit.

Zhu Youtang didn't intend to slap the table directly, how can there be so many angry people in the adult world, the real face is that he is sitting here and no one dares to cough.

Seeing that Zhu Youtang ignored him, Zhou Shou could only cough lightly at his sister.

At this moment, Zhu Youtang was suddenly as cold as a piece of ice, causing the place to be several degrees colder, and the atmosphere here seemed very depressing.

Especially the Zhou family, who just beamed with joy, realized that Zhou Shou had offended His Majesty. At this moment, they did not dare to breathe heavily, and hoped that this matter could be turned over.

The Empress Dowager Zhou didn't think there was a big problem, but she made another request and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is considered to be begged by the emperor's grandmother, so you should agree to Qing Yunhou's request!"

She really knows Zhu Youtang's temperament very well.As long as you speak in a good voice, the emperor will definitely not refuse, and there is no reason for him to refuse.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
At this moment, there was a sound of slapping the mouth outside.

Zhu Youtang was about to speak, but when he heard this voice, he couldn't help but shut his mouth.

He originally wanted to maintain the superficial harmony, but since the empress dowager is protecting her family and even disregarding her majesty's face, how can she still follow the vain ways?
Although he can stand up to protect Niu Mengmeng, and he can also take the opportunity to attack Qing Yunhou, but besides clearing his qi, what else can he gain?

In the end, what I want to do is to be an emperor who can be formidable just sitting here, instead of jumping up and crying for my father and mother after stepping on a little tail.

The Empress Dowager Zhou thought that she could control everything, but when she saw that Zhu Youtang's attention was on the court lady who was executing the execution outside, she couldn't help frowning slightly.

She is not a stupid woman, what happened today was indeed that she deliberately favored her younger brother, and punished the court lady who stood up to defend Zhu Youtang, just to calm things down.

But now things seem to be out of control. Although he punished the court lady, he has already put his reputation into it.

Once this matter is publicized, my younger brother has committed the crime of disrespect, so what crime is it that I am so biased and punished the maid?
After Zhu Youtang silently counted to ten times, there was a pause outside, so he turned to Huang Pan who was standing beside him and said, "It's already been ten times! You go out and have a look. After the cane punishment is over, immediately arrange for someone to send Niu Mengmeng directly to him." Go back to Qianqing Palace!"

"Obey!" Huang Pan knew that His Majesty cared about Niu Mengmeng, so he took the order and walked out.

The Zhou family members present finally knew what the problem was. They dared to feel that the actions of the Empress Dowager Zhou had offended the emperor, but didn't they say that the Empress Dowager Zhou could handle the emperor who was brought up by herself?
"Your Majesty, are you blaming the emperor's grandmother for teaching you?" The Empress Dowager Zhou asked tentatively when she realized that the emperor beside her had indeed changed.

"How dare I blame the emperor's grandmother! Although Qing Yunhou was disrespectful to me just now, she is still loyal to protect the lord, but after all, she is in Qingning Palace, her voice shouldn't be so loud. The emperor's grandmother taught me a lesson this time!" Zhu Youtang Holding the teacup, he seemed to be calm and definite about the matter.

Disrespectful?Loyal protector?Shouldn't the sound be so loud?
The Zhou family present were dumbfounded when they heard His Majesty's determination.

It is a crime for Niu Mengmeng to yell in Qingning Palace, but it is a merit to protect the Lord loyally!But for Marquis Qing Yun to be disrespectful, this is simply a crime against human life.

Bang!
The teacup in the hands of the Empress Dowager Zhou fell to the ground. She thought she had mastered everything, but she never expected that the emperor who brought her up would turn against the general. Is this still a good grandson trained by herself?
"Your Majesty, Xiao Hou was not disrespectful just now!" Zhou Shou realized the seriousness of the problem, and Dang even stepped forward to explain it.

Zhu Youtang saw the reaction of the Empress Dowager Zhou, but it was not in his own interest to take the opportunity to punish Zhou Shou, so he immediately said solemnly: "Grandmother, five hundred hectares is not a small amount, I can promise to give it to Qingyun Hou, but Grandmother please agree to my two requests!"

Hearing this, the Zhou family members who were present felt that this was a deal!

The Empress Dowager Zhou found that Zhu Youtang in front of her was very strange, but she still said calmly: "What request?"

"Qian Yi was entrusted by his father on his deathbed, so he has always been loyal to you! Now that I have ascended the Great Treasure, although Qian Yi follows the etiquette of a monarch and minister, he is still not dedicated enough. I do not want to abolish because of my talents, so I invite the emperor's grandmother Let Qian Yi be loyal to me, just say this sentence!" Seeing the opportunity to seize military power, Zhu Youtang immediately demanded it.

Removing and replacing the admiral eunuch of the [-]th Battalion is naturally a matter of lip service, but right now there is no suitable eunuch in hand, and he does not want to hand over the military power to the civilian group, so keeping Qian Yi is the best choice.

It's just that Qian Yi is indeed too loyal, not to say that he is unfaithful to himself, but many things seem to be perfunctory, and he has not been able to figure out the real situation of the [-]th Regiment Battalion after several contacts.

But he also made the worst plan, if Qian Yi has been unwilling to use for himself, then he will naturally not keep Qian Yi in the position of admiral of the [-]th Regiment Battalion.

The Empress Dowager Zhou looked at Zhu Youtang in front of her seriously, and nodded readily: "Okay, I promise you that I will tell him that!"

"I think the emperor's grandmother issued a decree to call Wang Zhi back to Qingning Palace!" Zhu Youtang saw that the Empress Dowager Zhou agreed, so he threw out the second condition.

Now I don't intend to adopt the military strategy of sacrificing the frontiers in exchange for inland peace, but continue to invest manpower and material resources to the north, so I need to cultivate military talents like Emperor Chenghua.

Wang Zhi is undoubtedly a candidate who has proven his military ability. Since he is scratching the lottery ticket among the eunuchs, it is better to use a ready-made one first.

In view of Wang Yue's lesson, if he recalled Wang Zhi directly, he would undoubtedly be obstructed by the civil official group.It will be much simpler if only the Empress Dowager Zhou recalls it.

The Empress Dowager Zhou vaguely guessed that Zhu Youtang wanted to reuse Wang Zhi, but this had nothing to do with her, so she readily agreed: "This is fine!"

"Qing Yunhou, I will give you that piece of land in a month's time!" Zhu Youtang turned around and promised Zhou Shou when he got a satisfactory answer.

Zhou Shou laughed wildly in his heart, but he swallowed his saliva and said, "Your Majesty, there are actually thousands of people working on that land. Your Majesty will not go back on his word!"

The Empress Dowager Zhou frowned slightly, but she knew that the land that her younger brother would like was naturally impossible to be barren and uncultivated.

"You are not joking!" Zhu Youtang found that the number of people was more than he expected. This is undoubtedly a problem, but he still chose to agree.

(End of this chapter)